Outside the shop door, an old man with a wrinkled face and a long flag was stroking his goatee and looking up and down at the young man on the ground with interest.
Seeing the greedy eyes of the other party, Wu Gen pulled the young man up and put him behind him, then squinted at the old man. Yang Zheng also sensed something was wrong and took a step forward. The two of them protected the young man like door gods.
The old man didn't care about the actions of the two of them. He took a few steps forward, squatted down and dipped his finger into some blue blood on the ground, put it in his mouth and tasted it, then nodded and said: "Not bad, not bad, the blood is pure, there are so many I haven’t seen such an authentic Ho Luo person in years. I’m lucky today and I actually met one here.”
Wu Gen walked up to the person with his hands behind his back and looked carefully up and down, "Can I help you with something?"
The old man raised his triangular eyes and stared at Wu Gen like a poisonous snake, "Which hall, what food did you eat, what road did you take?"
Wu Gen lazily walked around the other party, "What you eat is Baijia's food, you walk on the Tongtian Road, and you open a mountain cabinet somewhere."
"Haha. Brothers on land also dare to come to the sea to become monsters." The old man sneered, seemed to be relieved, and said with a tough attitude: "I am a member of the Killing Gang. Today I have taken a liking to this Ho Luo man. Can I transfer it to you?" To me."
Wu Gen felt something in his heart, knowing that some of his words had been flawed by others, but he didn't care. This is Tianya Sect's territory, and he still has two life-saving cards, Domain Nine and Domain Ten, in his hand, so he is not afraid of his opponents.
"This is my person. I have no intention of transferring it. You should look for it elsewhere." Wu Gen said lukewarmly, pulling the young man and preparing to leave.
"Brother, when you go out, you should go out for convenience, and be careful of capsizing on the sea. It is your blessing that I can talk to you calmly today." The old man slammed the flag in his hand to the ground and blocked the way.
Before Wu Gen could speak, Yang Zheng rushed over and said with a smile: "Hey, which coffin board was broken, and a living dead like you ran out, did you become stupid after staying underground for a long time? I can’t tell the difference between shame and shame.”
"Friend, please speak politely, it will be easier to travel when you go out." The old man looked worried, and his eyes became colder.
"Hit me." Yang Zheng put his face towards me in a cowardly manner and said coldly: "Young master is upright and has never been afraid of evil spirits causing trouble. Don't pretend to be a big-tailed wolf like me."
"You want to die, right? Don't think that since this is Tianya Gate, you think that I can't touch you." The old man was extremely angry and said every word through gritted teeth.
Wu Gen, who was about to leave, paused when he heard the words and tilted his head to look at the other person, "Old guy, just catch it with your face. If you drop it on the ground, you can't pick it back up. Let's go, Yang Zheng." After saying that, he and Yang Zheng squeezed past him. He went over and knocked the other party staggering.
He walked a dozen steps without looking back, only to hear a whoosh behind him. When he looked back, he saw a dagger thrown on the ground behind him. The old man stared at Wu Gen fiercely and said in a cold voice: "I challenge you. See you at the zoo."
Wu Gen looked at it and knew that the matter could no longer be rectified. According to the rules of the island, if someone proposes a challenge in the zoo, the other party must accept it. If you ignore it, Tianya Sect will take action to capture you.
Soon, two men in black rushed over and picked up the dagger on the ground. Ask for their names, set a time for the duel, and what conditions the two sides have.
Only then did Wu Gen realize that the old man in front of him was the strategist of the Living Killing Gang, named Gou Yan. He didn't know why he fell in love with the young man and even wanted to take him away in a duel.
Since there is no way to avoid it, Wu Gen no longer refuses. In a place where evil people gather together, it is a competition to see who is more ruthless and not afraid of death. As long as you show a hint of cowardice, countless people will step on you and die without knowing how.
Just as he was about to speak, Yang Zheng whispered a few words into Wu Gen's ear. Rolling his eyes, Wu Gen proposed to the people at Tianya Sect on the spot that a duel was okay, but if he won, the old man would have to keep his belongings to himself. The old man had no problem, but he was impatient to express that he would have a duel today.
Under the leadership of Tianya disciples, Wu Gen and the old man came to a yard in the north of the island, which is the so-called animal garden. There are some stone slabs placed along the hillside outside the yard, probably for people to watch the battle.
When they arrived at the zoo, Wu Gen and the old man were arranged in a room respectively. They had to pay some money as the cost of setting up the venue, and someone would go outside to arrange everything.
Wu Gen and the young man were sitting in the room, looking at each other's timid and guilty eyes, he smiled and comforted: "It's okay, it has nothing to do with you, it's the old guy who bullied me too much. You can talk, what's your name, what is He Luo people."
The young man hesitated for a moment, then knelt down in front of Wu Gen, "Thank you for your kindness, young master. My name is Zhuo Ke, and he is indeed from Ho Luo. Please never hand me over to the murder gang, otherwise I will die." .”
Wu Gen quickly pulled him up and asked in surprise: "I am new to the sea, so I don't know what this Ho Luo man can say."
With tears in his eyes, Zhuo Ke introduced his life experience.
It turns out that the Ho Luo people are a kind of alien people living in the rising sea. They live on remote islands in the distant sea and rarely interact with the outside world.
In fact, this is because Wu Gen is a little ignorant. In the deep sea, there are many foreign races like the Huluo people. However, due to the small number of people, they are scattered among each other and rarely appear in the world.
The Ho Luo people are naturally close to the water. Like the Shark people, they can survive in the water freely. They usually make a living by searching for pearls and treasures in the deep sea. Precisely because it is difficult to speak in the water, Ho Luo people have developed the magical power of spiritual consciousness and sound transmission, which is also their talent.
It's just a treasure hunt, but it's more difficult. The biggest strange thing about the Ho Luo people is the blue blood in their bodies. This blood can be used to refine life-extending elixirs, which are treasures paid tribute to the holy mountain of the divine religion. You can also draw talismans, and the talismans produced will be much more powerful than other materials.
Precisely because of these many benefits, over the years, both religious cults and pirates have been plundering the Holuo people and raising them as living materials until the last drop of blood is exhausted before letting them go. Therefore, there are fewer and fewer Ho Luo people in existence, and it is almost difficult to see them. The remaining ones are hiding far away from people.
The Zhuo Ke family was originally hiding on a remote island. One day, a group of pirates somehow found the island and robbed the remaining Ho Luo people. Zhuo Ke's family members were also arrested, but he was the only one who escaped by chance because he was fishing in the sea at the time.
After returning, he didn't dare to stay on the island anymore, so he relied on his water skills to wander around various islands, carefully concealing his identity. Because the Ho Luo people were no different from ordinary people after they came ashore, and because they had been hidden in remote places for many years, many people had never seen them, so they were not discovered.
Zhuo Ke was caught while wandering on an island. Because his identity was not discovered, he was sold to the Pearl Island and worked as a boy.
Unexpectedly, the second boss was quite harsh. Not only did he not pay any wages, but he also lacked food and clothing. He tried to escape several times, but was caught every time. In anger, the second boss locked him in the back kitchen to work. The second boss is only responsible for the store's operation, and the real boss is said to be the leader of the Tianya Sect.
This time, I happened to meet Wu Gen and was lucky enough to be rescued. Unexpectedly, Wu Gen would be brought into so much trouble and face a life-and-death duel.
Looking at the tearful Zhuo Ke, Wu Gen helped him up and said, "What are your plans for the future?"
Zhuo Ke glanced at Wu Gen timidly, lowered his head and said: "I have nowhere to go now, and I will be caught sooner or later if I live outside. I just want to be with the young master, even if I am a cow or a horse, I hope the young master can take him in." After saying that, he knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Gen again.
Wu Gen quickly grabbed it and couldn't help but feel a headache. He is still living outside, with today and no tomorrow. If he keeps Zhuo Ke by his side, wouldn't it be harmful to him?
Thinking of this, Wu Gen thought of the landlord Su, and asked with a warm face: "I am also a runaway, which is really inconvenient. Would you like to be a pirate? If you are willing, I can try to introduce it to you. .”
When Zhuo Ke heard this, he shook his head repeatedly, and just begged Wu Gen to take him in. He did not want to join the pirates even if he was killed. In desperation, Wu Gen had to temporarily agree to take him in to reassure him, while he concentrated on preparing for the battle with Gou Yan.
Yang Zheng walked in with a grunt, "This Tianya Sect is really good at making money. They have to pay so much money for a duel. Did you know that the reason why they wanted to duel after an hour was to let the casino on the island set up a trap to attract people? Come and watch and place your bets.”
Wu Gen stood up and stretched his body, "Yang Zheng, you just said that there was something from the divine religion in that person, but you took it seriously."
"That's right. I was afraid that he was from the God's Cult, so I asked you to take something from him during the duel." Yang Zheng took out a three-inch gilded black iron plate from his body, "This is a low-level card from the God's Cult. Gou Yan has the credentials of a believer, this old boy’s background is a bit unclear.”
When Wu Gen, Yang Zheng and Gou Yan passed by each other just now, Yang Zheng took the sheep and touched the iron plate from his body. In surprise, Fang proposed such a duel condition.
"Okay, then we need to deal with it seriously." Wu Gen's face became more solemn, "Yang Zheng, go back and help me get the Zhentian Bow, and bring some flint sold on the street along the way."
Wu Gen hasn't used the Sky-shattering Bow for a long time, which shows that he attaches great importance to this duel. Yang Zheng did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went back to the island where he lived to get the bow.
Not mentioning Yang Zheng, seeing that there was still time, Wu Gen closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing in the room, getting ready for the battle.
An hour later, someone from Tianya Sect came in and invited Wu Gen to go out and fight. Seeing Zhuo Ke's worried eyes, Wu Gen touched his head and moved to the courtyard.
Standing in the courtyard, there was a buzz of people everywhere. The slopes around the courtyard were full of people, all shouting. Someone from the casino had already set up a booth, and people came to place bets from time to time.
These people were all fighting men, so naturally they were happy to see such a bloody scene, and many people commented happily on the two people in the courtyard. Wu Gen also heard that most of these people tended to be strict. Although many of them did not belong to the same gang, their status as pirates still earned them a lot of support.
Wu Gen hung the Sky-shattering Bow on his waist and looked at Gou Yan opposite. Gou Yan was still dressed in the same way, holding a long flag and looking very skinny. From the looks of it, a gust of wind could knock him down.
But Wu Gen always had an uneasy feeling in his heart. The other party was definitely not as unbearable as he appeared. How could he be able to gain a foothold in a group of killers and not have the ability to watch the door.
"Boy, if you don't take the chance to survive, you will seek death." Gou Yan sneered, showing yellow teeth.
Wu Gen didn't pay attention to the other party. Instead, he looked at the person from the Tianya Sect not far away, "Can we fight?"
"Can."
Before he finished speaking, Wu Gen rushed out like an arrow, rounded his right arm and swung the sword fiercely, and an arc-shaped sword energy slashed at the opponent in the middle.
Gou Yan didn't show any panic in his expression, nor did he see him dodge. With a slash of the knife, his body twisted and deformed, rippling like a shadow on the water. After a few breaths, the body returned to its original state without any damage.
Wu Gen was startled, what kind of sorcery was this? Could it be that what he saw in front of him was a phantom, and where was the real body? Holding the knife in front of him for protection, he turned his head and looked around, looking for anything unusual.
"Stop looking, kid. You dare to snatch things from grandpa. I think you are tired of living. If I don't suck you into a human being today, I won't be named Gou." Gou Yan's face was majestic and he stared at Wu Gen. .
As he spoke, he dropped the long flag to the ground, and thick smoke billowed out from the flag. The black smoke buzzed, expanded rapidly, and flew towards Wu Gen from all directions.
